Women tennis players deserve more prizemoney if they draw bigger crowds, says Rafael Nadal DANIEL CHERNYAaron Favila Spain's Rafael Nadal says he is a strong supporter of women's tennis.
Rafael Nadal says leading female players deserve to win more prizemoney than their male counterparts, provided they draw greater ticket sales than the men.
Nadal was reluctant to buy into issues of gender, but suggested that he would have no problem if women were to earn more than men.
As you know, I love women's tennis," Nadal said.
I feel like with my platform, the things I do, the different boards that I sit on, we really talk about equality, gender equality, role equality, pay equality, how important that is.